WAN Experts in Frankfurt
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Frankfurt, who have recently used WAN
Alfons G.
Last position:
Senior Migration Consultant / Technical Project Lead
Europe-wide re-platforming & centralization
- Independently created the migration concept and implementation plan for the Europe-wide centralization and consolidation of IT services for around 20 European companies as part of a re-platforming program.
- Migration assessment: analysis of the existing IT, infrastructure, application, and service landscapes of the companies as the basis for the migration strategy.
- Development of the centralized target vision and target architecture based on a modern technology stack, taking platform and containerization approaches into account.
- Design of a highly available central infrastructure in an active-active model across two data centers; consideration of cloud, infrastructure, application, CMDB, and IAM services.
- Development of the migration and transformation roadmap, including defining migration waves, dependencies, requirements, and priorities for the move from decentralized services to the central platform.
- Analysis of technical and organizational dependencies, identification of migration risks, and development of a structured approach for step-by-step migration and centralization.
- Creation of target, solution, and implementation views for each service domain; design of the end-to-end join-move-leave process as a blueprint for the European rollout (Jira/Jira Asset Management).
- Alignment of migration strategy and roadmap with European companies, management, IT, providers, and other stakeholders; presentation of the 12-month roadmap to the Managing Director Europe.
Kevin F.
Last position:
DevOps and Platform Engineer at DB Systel GmbH
- Error analysis and fixes including performance optimization of the in-house developed platform API
- Change and incident management in day-to-day operations
- Responsible for compliance with security and compliance requirements
- Vendor management for software development and maintenance
- Planning and execution of migration of legacy services to a cloud native platform
Role in the project: project staff, implementation team
Used skills: requirements analysis, IT service and application management, IT operations, error analysis and performance optimization, software maintenance and lifecycle management
Project environment: Cloud Native Platform (Kubernetes, Crossplane, AWS, ArgoCD, Grafana)
Alessandro P.
Last position:
IT System Administrator – Client Deployment
- Main point of contact for the provisioning of end devices and operating systems
- Pre-installation of software according to company guidelines and integration into the corporate network (Wi-Fi, VPN, domain)
- User support with setup, process improvements, and handling of returns (RMAs)
Guido K.
Last position:
IT Consultant / Owner at Guido Krauß IT-Consulting
Self-employed consulting, implementation, and support of IT infrastructures with a focus on IT security, network and server administration, virtualization, backup & recovery, IT documentation, asset management, and business continuity management.
- IT security consulting and implementation of technical protective measures
- Windows server and client support, patch management, user support
- M365 – Entra ID – MS Azure administration
- Planning, installation, and operation of LAN, WAN, WLAN, and VLAN infrastructures, Cisco, HP, Netgear, Sophos, Securepoint
- Support of virtual systems based on Hyper-V, VMware, and Proxmox
- Backup and recovery concepts including test recovery, documentation, and handover
- Introduction and maintenance of IT documentation, asset management, and inventory tracking
- Implementation of measures related to IT baseline protection, emergency manuals, and BCM
- On-/offboarding concepts with a focus on permissions, devices, data access, and handover processes
Security awareness and practical sensitization of users and IT staff
Mustafa K.
Last position:
Senior Network Design and Engineer at Helaba
Designed and specified the technical network integration of a new business-critical application system (MUREX) in the capital markets area in a complex interface and outsourcing environment.
Created component specifications, a catalog of measures and an implementation plan.
Ensured proper integration of the developed results in line with the bank’s framework: IT compliance, IT security, change and release management.
Selected and integrated a new service provider for the bank; moved critical bank applications to the provider.
Designed, implemented and supported the new Cisco network and Fortinet security setup at the service provider data center.
Acted as technical interface between the bank, service providers and consulting partners.
Supported and further developed the network and security infrastructure (clients, servers, networks); performed error analysis and implemented solutions within agreed service levels.
Analyzed and diagnosed all security and network failures, glitches and malfunctions.
Initiated continuous improvements to ensure efficient resource use and acceptable response times for users.
Provided network support in a financial services organization and prepared operational changes on production banking network infrastructure for both large and small projects within strict change management discipline.
Designed, defined, tested, governed and improved engineering standards.
Performed the role of network architect for medium to large projects involving team resources.
Mario P.
Last position:
Senior IT Project Manager / Program Lead – Network Strategy 2030 at ALDB GmbH
- Holistic responsibility for modernizing and expanding federal networks and upgrading critical data center and telecom infrastructure in the high-security agency environment of BDBOS
- Planning and management of the expansion of national BOS network infrastructure in the VS-NfD/KRITIS environment with technical decision authority at the architecture and component level (Cisco, Layer 2/3, WAN redundancy)
- Planning, tendering (EVB-IT/UVgO) and oversight of the upgrade of security-critical telecom infrastructure for emergency call 110/112 (ACD)
- Capacity planning, rack integration, structured cabling, power supply, cooling concept (CRAC/In-Row) and DCIM monitoring for data center expansion
- Building the IT department from scratch: structures, governance, processes, team recruiting, vendor selection and long-term IT strategy
- Planning and managing infrastructure and application migrations: migration strategies, batch planning, hypercare stabilization and rollback concepts
- Creating vendor-neutral specifications (telecom systems, signature solutions) according to EVB-IT and UVgO; contract award and vendor management
- Setting up a secure IT environment according to BSI basic protection, ISO 27001 and VS-NfD; developing IT security concepts and CMDB analyses
- Hands-on program leadership: decision papers for management and steering committees, risk management, reporting and change request control
Thomas H.
Last position:
Project Manager & Tender Manager at GEA Group AG
- Implemented an access control solution and prepared tender documents for a visitor management system.
- As project manager, I was responsible for the successful rollout of a cloud-based access control system for two sites with around 4,000 employees.
- Accountable for the successful execution of the project.
- Created and aligned project plans and status reports with all stakeholders.
- Prepared/coordinated an initial effort or cost estimate and related planning for operational services implementation.
- Identified interfaces.
- Ensured budget and schedule compliance.
- As tender manager / demand manager, the following specific tasks were my responsibility:
- Analyzing potential suppliers.
- Gathering requirements.
- Creating and aligning the requirements catalog.
- Developing an evaluation matrix.
- Preparing the tender documents.
Anand R.
Last position:
Freelancer Scrum Master, Mentor and Strategist at Confidential Fintec Startup
- Provided coaching and support to Scrum teams to adopt and implement agile practices effectively
- Analyzed business requirements and identified IT solutions to support business goals
- Evaluated existing IT systems and processes to identify optimization opportunities
- Managed stakeholder relationships and coaching
- Facilitated Scrum ceremonies and ensured adherence to Scrum principles and practices
- Identified and implemented lean startup process optimizations to improve efficiency and effectiveness of development and business processes
- Developed and monitored daily business strategies to ensure development goals were met
- Developed and implemented OKR strategies to align team goals with company objectives
- Tools/Methodology: Jira, Confluence, Miro, PowerBI, team building & mentoring, conflict resolution, impediment resolution
Valentin O.
Last position:
Network Architect at IT Service Provider - Public Sector
- Designed a network management strategy focused on NetDevOps principles and model-driven telemetry using YANG data models
- Conducted NETCONF/YANG workshops for L2VPN/L3VPN services over SRv6
- Automated configuration deployment in the testing environment with Ansible
- Developed end-to-end service measurement concepts with IPSLA and the Telegraf-Prometheus-Grafana stack
- Created the dual-stack architecture design (router + switch + firewall) including a detailed test plan; planned, executed, and documented acceptance tests for the management network
- Performed BSI IT baseline protection checks according to the IT-Grundschutz catalog (needs assessment, modeling, risk analysis, deriving measures)
- Protocols: SRv6, IPv6, MPLS, BGP, ISIS, OSPF, NETCONF/YANG, model-driven telemetry, IPSLA
- Systems: Cisco Crosswork Network Controller, SolarWinds Orion, Grafana, InfluxDB, Telegraf, Ansible, Git
- Components: Cisco NCS router series, Cisco Catalyst switch series, Cisco Firepower firewall series
Reinhard G.
Last position:
IT Infrastructure / User Management at UMF – University Medical Center Frankfurt
- User account management and creation in Active Directory
- Group management and modification in Active Directory
- Permission management on file servers
- Exchange/Outlook support
- VPN setup
- System and product support: Windows 10, Windows 11, Office 2019, Office 365, Active Directory, TeamViewer, RSA VPN, Microsoft Teams, RSA Security Console, Deep Discovery Mail Inspector, ServiceNow, Macmon
Peter V.
Last position:
IT Consultant at Evotec KG
- Operation and administration of Windows 2016 / 2019 servers and domains
- Infrastructure services (Active Directory, ADFS, AD Azure Connect, DHCP, DNS, Group Policies)
- Consulting, support and troubleshooting of customer systems
- Documentation and concept design in the area of MS Active Directory
- Updating operation, process and system documentation
- Ticket handling (remote analysis and resolution via incident, change and problem management)
- Technologies: Windows 2022, Active Directory, ADFS, AD Azure Connect, DHCP, DNS, GPO, VMware vSphere, CheckMK, Exchange 2019, PowerShell, Jira, Confluence, Office 365, Matrix42, NetApp, Ansible
Leon L.
Last position:
IT Specialist / 2nd Level Support at HASOMED/ITCOS
- Client management
- Personnel management
- Meeting project targets
- Consulting & customer support
- Infrastructure support for medical practices
- Firewall setup
- End point protection installation and management
- Client-server infrastructure setup
- VPN installation
- Customizing, maintaining and updating existing systems and devices
- Telematics infrastructure (TI)
- VM connector configuration
- Communication in healthcare
- Activating HBA and SMC-B
- Error analysis and troubleshooting
- Employee support for industry-specific software
- Escalating tickets to 3rd level support
- Setting up card terminals (e.g. Orga, Cherry)
- EasyTI installation / configuration
- Troubleshooting & scheduling
- Deregistering old hardware/connectors
- Database management
Stefan F.
Last position:
Project Management – Telecommunications at 1&1 Versatel
- Set of concurrent projects (BSS/OSS related)
Michael S.
Last position:
Win11 Local Rollout Manager at Hansewerk Gruppe
Administrative coordination with providers regarding required software packages
Review of lists submitted by providers and coordination with relevant specialist departments
Organization of tests of newly scripted software packages in collaboration with specialist departments and providers
Selection and designation of employees responsible for testing and scheduling software approval dates
Documentation and filing of the release form from the specialist department
Tracking and escalation of issues to providers
Rollout planning at site and department level and execution of the rollout considering WAN capacity
Ensuring that no more than half of the employees at a site or in a department are migrated at the same time
Scheduling dependent on the availability of all required software packages
Khalid A.
Last position:
Systemadministrator at Sport & Medien
- Processing 1st, 2nd and 3rd level tickets
- Analyzing, resolving and documenting incidents and service requests within incident and SLA management via KIX (OTRS) ticket system
- Monitoring and managing networks and servers, configuring network interfaces (Wallix & Zabbix)
- Providing user support for technical issues and onboarding to new systems
- Creating and maintaining documentation for IT systems, network configurations and processes
- Software installation and maintenance: installing, configuring and updating operating systems, applications and license management (Empirum, MS365, Admin Center / Exchange)
- Data backup and tape rotation (backup and recovery)
- Configuring antivirus software and applying security updates and patches (Matrix42 patch management)
- User management: creating, modifying and deleting user accounts and their access rights (AD / Azure)
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Statistics of experts using WAN
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
26 years
Position duration
2.3 years (Germany: 3 years)
Positions per freelancer
16 (Germany: 17)
Top business areas
Information Technology, Operations, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Government and Administration
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Operations
Bachelor's degree or higher
91% (Germany: 75%)
Master's degree or higher
45% (Germany: 37%)
Certifications per freelancer
3 (Germany: 5)
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100% (Germany: 98%)
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Frankfurt are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range.
Average rates of experts in Frankfurt using WAN
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
WAN experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (100%)
- Banking and Finance (82%)
- Government and Administration (59%)
- Telecommunication (59%)
- Professional Services (53%)
- Automotive (47%)
- Healthcare (41%)
- Insurance (41%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
WAN foundations
A wide area network connects offices, branches, data centers, production sites and cloud environments across geographic distances. It combines carrier circuits, routing, security controls and monitoring so users and systems can communicate reliably. WAN design must balance resilience, performance, cost and operational simplicity.
SD-WAN and cloud
SD-WAN adds centralized policy control and intelligent path selection across broadband, private circuits and wireless links. It can steer traffic according to application needs, improve visibility and simplify branch connectivity. Strong specialists also connect WAN services with public cloud networks, SaaS applications and hybrid infrastructure without weakening security.
Network ecosystem
WAN work spans technologies and services such as MPLS, Ethernet, IPsec, BGP, OSPF, DNS, firewalls and VPN gateways. Specialists may use vendor platforms from Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, VMware or Juniper, alongside cloud networking services and observability tools. The right skills depend on the existing estate, carrier model and operating standards.
Typical assignments
- Assess branch, data center and cloud connectivity
- Create WAN and SD-WAN target architectures
- Configure routing, segmentation, VPNs and security policies
- Migrate sites while protecting business continuity
- Establish monitoring, documentation and operational handover
When expertise matters
Companies bring in freelance WAN specialists during network transformations, acquisitions, office rollouts and cloud migrations. External expertise is also useful when outages persist, carrier contracts change or internal teams need capacity for a demanding rollout. In Frankfurt, collaboration may combine remote design work with on-site access to offices, data centers or regulated environments.
Quality in practice
Strong professionals begin with traffic patterns, application dependencies, resilience targets and compliance requirements rather than choosing a product first. They document routing and security decisions, test failover, define rollback plans and leave clear runbooks. They communicate well with infrastructure, security, cloud and service-provider teams, in English or German where the project requires it.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about WAN.
A WAN connects users, offices, data centers, factories and cloud services across different locations. Companies use it for business applications, voice and video, shared systems, remote access and secure data exchange.
SD-WAN adds software-based policy control, centralized management and application-aware routing across multiple connection types. Traditional WAN designs may rely more heavily on private circuits and manual configuration, while SD-WAN can improve flexibility when implemented with suitable security and operational controls.
A strong wide area network specialist often works with routing protocols, firewalls, VPNs, identity controls, monitoring and cloud networking. Knowledge of carrier services, automation, infrastructure documentation and incident response is also valuable.
The right level depends on scope, risk and the number of sites involved. A focused circuit or routing change may need a specialist for design and validation, while a major WAN migration calls for proven experience with architecture, testing, cutover planning and recovery procedures.
Most WAN design, documentation, configuration review and monitoring work can be handled remotely from Frankfurt or elsewhere. On-site presence may still be needed for hardware installation, local testing, physical troubleshooting or access requirements at offices and data centers.
A company may consider SD-WAN when it needs flexible transport options, direct cloud access, centralized policy or better application visibility. MPLS can remain suitable for predictable private connectivity and established service guarantees, so the choice should follow traffic, security and resilience requirements.
Ask for examples of comparable WAN designs, migration plans and failover tests rather than accepting product familiarity alone. Review how the specialist documents dependencies, measures performance, handles outages and explains trade-offs to technical and business stakeholders.
A WAN specialist should clarify the current topology, carriers, routing ownership, security model, cloud connections, monitoring coverage and change process. They should also confirm site access, maintenance windows, documentation standards and whether collaboration in Frankfurt requires on-site availability or German-language communication.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used WAN in their recent projects is 95 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 761 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used WAN in their recent projects, 91% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 45% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used WAN in their recent projects have 26 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used WAN in their recent projects are German (100%), English (94%), and Spanish (12%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used WAN in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Banking and Finance (82%), and Government and Administration (59%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used WAN in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Operations (82%), and Project Management (82%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used WAN
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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